145 revellers stabbed with syringes in wave of attacks at huge music festival after calls on social media to jab women
Some 145 revellers have been stabbed with syringes in a wave of horror attacks at a music festival in France.
Victims were taken to hospital for toxicology tests after fears they could have been injected with a mystery poison.
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The Fête de la Musique festival is held right across France
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Some reported feeling unwell following the pricks.
Millions took to the cobblestone pavements across France on Saturday to attend a street music festival called Fête de la Musique.
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Disgusting calls on social media had spread before the festival calling for women to be stabbed, according to Le Monde.
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- The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
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Extra.ie
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- Extra.ie
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